After a fight broke out at last week’s Thornton Township board meeting, the board’s attorney is asking the state for permission to hold meetings remotely.

Lake County Sheriff’s Department officers on Tuesday afternoon rescued a dog caught on the roof of a three-story house in Gary after the Fire Department refused to do it.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month as part of a Republican-led House probe into sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday.

The first Thornton Township Board meeting in months was marred by punches and expletive language. Leaders of the south suburban Chicago township were forced to clear the hall and stop working again as ...